In-House Senior Editor, The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology,

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom RELX INC Full time

Do you enjoy using science to drive change in the world?

Would you like to be part of the launch team for the Lancet's new online-only gold open access journal.

About our Team

The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women's Health will be the latest addition to The Lancet's family of world-renowned medical journals committed to publishing the best science for better lives. The team will handle high quality research, reviews, and commentaries to drive thought leadership across all aspects of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women's Health. They will build solid relationships with research communities to ensure we offer, exciting, interesting and thought-provoking content.

About the Role

As an in-house Senior Editor, you will oversee the creation and publication of original material for our online journal. You will take ownership of overseeing submissions and performing quality peer review to ensure we publish high-quality content. You will build global relationships with experts in the community to disseminate and discuss practice-changing results from the field.

At the Lancet we are deeply committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. In our pursuit of excellence, we recognise the strength in varied perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the diversity of our editorial team, we encourage applications from individuals who bring unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives to the role.

Responsibilities

  • Managing peer review of high-quality research papers, and commissioning authors to ensure the successful production of new and engaging articles
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with our global obstetrics, gynaecology, & women's health communities to attract high-quality research for the journal
  • Attending conferences and events to represent the journal, keeping up to date with current developments in obstetrics, gynaecology, & women's health and identifying potential topics of interest
  • Writing editorials and other content for the journal as required.
  • Helping develop new initiatives for future development of the journal

Requirements

  • An MD or PhD with postdoctoral experience in a relevant subject, or, a postgraduate higher degree in a relevant discipline plus substantial editorial experience at a senior level on a peer reviewed STM journal
  • Ability to demonstrate thorough knowledge of biological and medical sciences and broader social issues pertaining to obstetrics, gynaecology, & women's health
  • Ability to engage and build relationships with external stakeholders, including medical and research professionals, a range of internal teams, and members of the media
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work efficiently to demanding press deadlines
  • Excellent command of the English language and the ability to write in an engaging and interesting manner
  • Proficiency with IT systems including MS Office

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, family leave, and tuition reimbursement, we will help you meet both your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.

  • Working remotely from home and at our office in a hybrid working style
  • Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative, and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do and how they do it.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

  • Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
  • Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
  • Wellbeing programs
  • Life assurance
  • Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Save As You Earn share option scheme
  • Travel Season ticket loan
  • Electric Vehicle Scheme
  • Optional Dental Insurance
  • Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
  • RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
  • Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
  • Access to extensive learning and development resources
  • Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.


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